CNN’s Brian Stelter covered the upcoming anniversary of the January 6 riot at the Capitol “like it’s the Normandy invasion” on his show this morning:
Watch how this Reliable Sources panel discusses covering 1/6 like it's the Normandy invasion. pic.twitter.com/32Cta4AEGS
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 2, 2022
According to the panelist, journos are “still dealing with that and feeling like we need to convey to others how serious it was”:
“There’s a bit of an informal network of reporters who’ve been through it that day, and are still coping with that, who are leaning on each other and talking to each other … we’re all still dealing with that and feeling like we need to convey to others how serious it was”
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 2, 2022
Man, it’s going to be a long week:
Watch how this Twitter user mocks reporters for talking candidly about the trauma associated with the Capitol attack https://t.co/RbOnhKqThu
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 2, 2022
And we regret to inform Brian and many other journos that the country has moved on:
The Republican Party’s Image Has Recovered From the Fallout of Jan. 6https://t.co/BZp4GxCIoG pic.twitter.com/SCcyIe02qu
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 2, 2022
LOL Dems:
And while the GOP's image has improved over the past year to reach this level, during the same period, the Dem Party's image has declined. pic.twitter.com/s282xzWGco
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 2, 2022
There is so much other stuff going on, too:
I don’t think January 6th is going to help the Democrats like the media seems to think it will. But there is a genuine obsession in the press about it. It was a bad day, but it doesn’t outweigh crime, inflation, COVID, school closures, etc. for voters.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 2, 2022
And there is a large group of voters we suspect who agree with this 100%:
The criticism would resonate more with the public if the press had condemned all forms of political violence, left and right, instead of condoning & cheering on deadly riots all summer.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 (@ChristinaPushaw) January 2, 2022
But THIS is exactly how journos are treating it:
The NYT editorial today makes it sounds like the burning of the Reichstag. You have to be so far gone down the #resistance rabbit hole to be genuinely concerned about it in light of everything else going on.
— Tana Ganeva (@TanaGaneva) January 2, 2022
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